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Calabar: Police Confirm Death Of Lady In Planet Guest House, Abduction Of Businessman

By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that an unidentified lady died on the premises of Planet Guest House, a hotel in Calabar Municipal on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Information reaching our newsroom suggests that the lady checked into the hotel with a man but was found dead after the hotel

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Breaking News Health

Breast Cancer Awareness: Stakeholders Solicit For Increase Funding For Early Detection

By Ogar Monday Stakeholders have identified increased funding for breast cancer detection as a means to reduce its devastating effect on society. The position was taken at a walk to commemorate the 2022 Breast Cancer Awareness Week in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking at the event, Dr. Linda Ayade, the wife to Senator

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Breaking News Politics

Wike’s Donation Stirs Controversy In Cross River

By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper Former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Okoi Obono-Obla, has called on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to stay clear of Cross River State’s politics. Recall that Wike, on Wednesday night, hosted Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidates for State and National Assembly elections and donated 25

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Breaking News Crime Reports

Court Jails Five Internet Fraudsters In Calabar, Uyo

By Agency Reporter Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts: Mmabuchi Anthony Chinaemerem, John Bassey Akpan, Eneji Matthew Ngaji, Louis Samuel Akanimoh, and Uchenna Ibekwe, were jailed

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Breaking News Business & Economy

Seven Days Of Power Outage Cripples Businesses In Calabar

By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN Businesses in Calabar, Cross River State, are under pressure, following the lack of power supply in the city for seven days. The situation was caused by a fire that occurred on 3 September, at the 132/33 KV Substation in Adiabo, Calabar. Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, had

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Ayade Sympathizes With Traders As Fire Guts Marian Market

By News Agency of Nigeria Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has expressed sadness over the fire that destroyed goods worth millions of naira on Tuesday at the popular fruits Market at Marian in Calabar. The governor disclosed this in a statement by his deputy chief press secretary, Linus Obogo, on Wednesday. “I am saddened

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Refuse Heaps Dent Calabar’s Cleanest City Image

Calabar, the Cross River State capital, once reputed as the cleanest city in Nigeria, is currently “at war” with heaps of refuse, competing for space with residents, Ada Wodu of Punch Newspaper writes. For some weeks now, the Cross River State Government has been battling to evacuate heaps of refuse all over Calabar, the State

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Police Inspector Serving In Cross River Resigns Over Insecurity, Says There’s A Jihad Plot

By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Nigerian Inspector of Police attached to IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering Unit, Calabar Sector, Ekemezie Hycient has formally tendered his resignation from the force. The Inspector with force number 318093 in a letter addressed to the Force headquarters, Louis Edet House, Shehu Shagari Way,

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